Becky's Chinese Pronunciation Lesson

Explore Chinese pinyin by examining initials, finals, and tone marks with the ni hao example, and plan to practice them in words, phrases, and sentences across levels.

Becky's chinese pronunciation lesson introduces four pinyin initials pronounced with two lips—b, p, m, f—describes mouth shapes, and guides learners through self-review by recording a selfie to compare sounds.

Learn the six Chinese pinyin finals a, o, e, i, u, ü, with mouth shapes and pronunciation cues, plus typing notes and self-practice exercises.

Explore the four basic tones in Chinese—flat first, rising second, dipping third, and falling fourth—and how tone marks sit over vowels in pinyin.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches four pinyin initials d, t, n, l pronounced with the tongue tip and upper gum, with mouth movements and a selfie video to compare pronunciation.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson introduces compound finals ai, ei, ao, ou, with mouth movement, self-video practice, and syllable drills to master tone patterns.

Becky's Chinese Pronunciation Lesson introduces two special initials, um and e y, explaining their pronunciation and when to write them as initials or finals, with example practice.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson introduces four compound finals iao, uai, iu, ui, with pronunciation cues, practice using HSK1 words, and selfie video drills to compare your pronunciation and improve accuracy.

Learn the three initials g, k, h pronounced with the tongue root through HSK one word practice, selfie video imitation, and careful review to internalize the rule.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson introduces compound finals ia, ua, uo, ie, üe, er, guiding you through mouth movements and imitation practice; selfie videos to compare your pronunciation with my pronunciation.

Learn to pronounce the j q x initials using the tongue surface and hard palate, with guided practice through example words and self checks to compare your pronunciation.

Master the five pinyin finals an en in un ün by starting with the initial and lowering the soft palate toward the upper teeth and gum; practice fan, hun.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson covers three pinyin with -n (ian, uan, üan), practicing them with HSK words and focusing on mouth movements and tones, including the neutral tone xiang.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches z, c, s pinyin initials pronounced with tongue tip, noting they share mouth position but differ in air flow, with HSK 1 word practice.

Learn to pronounce pinyin zh, ch, sh, and r by curling the tongue tip. Adjust air flow from the same mouth position and practice syllables to hear tone changes.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson covers pinyin with -ng ang eng ing ong, teaching nasal pronunciation by closing the nose and using practice words like bong, pong, Xiang Yu, and yo.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson: master the four -ng pinyin sounds iang, uang, ueng, iong and practice them with example words to internalize correct pronunciation.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson introduces the four basic tones and the neutral tone, explains tone sandhi rules for tone combinations, and practices daily words like ni hao and ma ma.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches tone combination, focusing on first tone plus first tone and guiding learners through practice with words.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches combining the first tone with the second tone, shaping the rising second tone through practice with words like zhong, zhong guo, and jin nian.

Becky's chinese pronunciation lesson teaches the first tone plus the third tone, focusing on the height and end-of-phrase pronunciation with examples like e cha ji cha, jung woo, xiang xiang.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson introduces combining the first tone with the fourth tone, teaches the height of the tone pair, and practices pronunciation with sample words and mouth movement cues.

Practice the first tone plus the neutral tone, and observe that the neutral tone is light and short. Note that it varies with combinations and is not the fifth tone.

Practice the second tone plus the first tone in Chinese pronunciation, exploring the rising second tone and flat first tone through word-by-word examples and drills.

Practice combining two second tones to master the rising tone after the second tone, by moving up and back. Explore example syllables like myung min, chan lien, chang, and z.

Learn to pronounce the second tone plus the third tone, identify the rising quality of the combination, and practice with example words like niu and ban now.

Becky's chinese pronunciation lesson explains how to combine the second tone with the fourth tone, detailing pitch height, rising and falling patterns, with examples like Wu Yong and Xue Xiao.

Practice the second tone plus a neutral tone in Chinese pronunciation, and hear how the neutral tone sounds light and short.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches how to combine the third tone with the first tone, outlining the high, flat contour and practicing with example phrases.

Becky's lesson demonstrates tone combination of the third tone and second tone, guiding learners through the rising second tone and practicing with words like xiao xue.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson explores the combination of two tones, specifically the third tone plus third tone, with guided pronunciation and practice using ni hao and other example words.

Practice the third tone plus a fourth tone and study the height of this combination, with words like ma xiang and me fan, before the next lesson on neutral tone.

Practice the third tone plus neutral tone in Chinese, with examples like nine nine where the second syllable is neutral and light. Build tone combination skills for the next lesson.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson teaches how to pronounce the fourth tone plus the first tone, demonstrating the falling and flat tone pattern through example words and natural speech practice.

Explore the tone combination of the fourth tone and second tone, and practice pronunciation with example words and phrases. Hear and imitate rising and falling tones as you read aloud.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson guides the fourth tone plus third tone combination, using word examples and natural readings to reinforce pronunciation and prepare for two-tone practice in the next lesson.

Practice the combination of two fourth tones, falling tones, using words like jin mian, jian mian, shuai jiao, xiang qi, and wang jie in natural speech.

Practice the fourth tone plus a neutral tone, learning that the fourth tone is falling and the neutral tone is light and short, using words like bah, may, and sia.

Learn how yī changes tone in Chinese: keep the original tone at sentence ends, use a rising tone before a fourth tone, and apply a neutral tone in repeated words.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson explains the changing tone of 不 bù, showing first, second, and neutral tones with examples like foo and xiang.

Practice daily expressions with a focus on natural speech. Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson guides you through the first five phrases, including ni hao and zai jian.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson continues with daily expressions, focusing on natural speech. Practice covers numbers six to ten and phrases like zao shang hao.

Continue practicing Chinese pronunciation with daily expressions 11–15, featuring May 1st tea, dancing, Xiao Zhan, and self-introduction phrases like wo shi zhong wo ren.

Becky's chinese pronunciation lesson continues with daily expressions 16–20, guiding pronunciation of phrases like yo e se, la la la, and Walela.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson presents daily expressions 21–25, focusing on natural speech with examples like how to, hi, and hello, and common questions.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson practices daily expressions 26–30, guiding pronunciation with examples like 'hey, boy', 'ni hao', 'Shangri la', and 'tomo ukai', and previews more expressions in the next lesson.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson practices daily expressions 31 to 35, guiding learners through phrases like nee sai na, ni shi fan le ma, and 35's Porsche Cayenne.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson concludes the daily expressions series, covering expressions 36-40 and teaching basic phrases for common questions and responses.

Becky's Chinese pronunciation lesson finishes with mastery of pinyin letters, tone combinations, and simple daily expressions, plus a right method to internalize pronunciation. The next course focuses on daily conversation.